2008 FCP All-West Camp Top 25

22 July 2008, 4:53 am

This summer's Fullcourt Press All-West Camp was held on July 11-13 at the new HAX Hangar in Hawthorne CA.... read more

'Hip-Hop High' students fear charter school will close

20 July 2008, 4:44 am

Students at "Hip-Hop High" know about adversity. For many, life has been a minefield of gangs, violence and family chaos.... read more

Robert Wilhite: The Bomb

18 July 2008, 4:22 am

Robert Wilhite's sculpture is a thing of beauty - and terror. His molded poplar, mahogany and spruce construction resembles 'Fat Boy,' the plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, more than 60 years ago.... read more

Hawthorne school lobbies to keep charter

16 July 2008, 3:59 am

Principal Jennifer Murphy comforts Media Arts Student Body President DaiDai Pinion during Tuesday's meeting to discuss the steps needed to ensure Hip-Hop High's charter back.... read more

RELATED One officer's revelatory drug trail

14 July 2008, 9:00 pm

It all began with one arrest and the discovery of 3 1/2 grams of methamphetamine.... read more

Missing paperwork shuts `Hip-Hop High'

12 July 2008, 8:50 pm

Bubbly 16-year-old Giovanna Zepeda doesn't get flustered easily, but the former gang member teared up Thursday at the thought of leaving her third high school in two years.... read more